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This 5 page essay and analysis explores the concept of the language of family on American laws, poltics, and immigration practices throughout its history. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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how U.S. policy is developed, even of how we imagine the nation. National speeches issuing from the nations capitol have been based in family rhetoric throughout the nations history with
the intent of creating a political platform upon which to justify change and political action. This rhetoric has extended to the legal environment where individual rights have been denied in
favor of those of the family, working against families that are no longer whole. The interpretation of the nation as a national family has shaped past and present immigration laws,
and in so doing, has viewed ethnic and minority cultures as outcasts, forcing them into the role of having to build their own separate communities and power bases.
Influence of Family on Immigration Policy On August 10, 2007, President George W. Bush announced that it
had become necessary to take immediate action and address the publics concern over illegal immigration. He publicly endorsed Secretary Chertoff and Gutierrrezs plan to limit undocumented immigrants ability to contest
erroneous deportation orders, increase the number of detention facilities, expand the Basic Pilot employment eligibility verification program, and, most importantly, to continue the militarization of the U.S.-Mexico border. (Gerken, 2008).
Part of President Bushs concern, he said, was reuniting immigrants with their families, as Gerken writes: "President Bush has made it clear that family values and economic concerns are inextricably
linked when it comes to the U.S. immigration system" (Gerken, 2008). President Bush stated that U.S. laws must be reformulated to "reflect our values and benefit our economy," chief among
these is the institution of marriage, which he described as "one of the most fundamental, enduring institutions of our civilization" (Gerken, 2008). He
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